Sunil Abraham and Mint

Mint is a leading Indian business and public policy newspaper published by HT Media. It has established a reputation for careful reporting on regulation, markets, and the governance of emerging technologies, with particular attention to how digital systems reshape economic and civic life.

Sunil Abraham’s engagement with Mint spans both authored opinion pieces and quoted commentary in reported articles. His contributions and cited views have addressed subjects including privacy safeguards, digital identity systems, platform regulation, and the institutional design of technology governance.

This page consolidates all Mint material connected to Sunil Abraham, including his own publications and Mint’s journalistic coverage referencing his work. It provides a structured archive for readers, researchers, and students seeking a clear view of his presence in Mint’s reporting and editorial record.

✍️ Publications

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  1. Facebook, Privacy and India
    24 May 2010
    A Mint (formerly Livemint) article quoting Sunil Abraham on Facebook's privacy changes, user data exposure, cultural attitudes to privacy, and the need for a privacy commission in India.
  2. The Generation of e-Emergency
    22 June 2015
    An opinion article by Sunil Abraham in Mint analysing how modern censorship and surveillance technologies can enable real-time content manipulation and crowd-shaping, and why this poses new threats to free expression.
  3. Wiki's Worth, on a Different Turf
    12 January 2010
    An article by Sunil Abraham in Mint highlighting Indian contributions to Wikipedia research and exploring the challenges of maintaining neutrality, transparency, and accountability in collaborative online knowledge systems.

📣 Media Mentions

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  1. A Grass-Roots Challenge to the UID Project
    28 May 2010
    A Mint field report by Karen Leigh from Kibbanahalli, Karnataka, on the awareness gap in Aadhaar's early enrolment pilots, with Sunil Abraham on the consent problem at the programme's core.
  2. Are Connected Tech Toys Too Smart for Their Own Good?
    22 November 2018
    A Mint feature by Abhijit Ahaskar on the privacy and security risks of IoT-enabled children's toys, with Sunil Abraham noting that smart toys are currently regulated under Section 43A of the IT Act.
  3. Ayodhya Trending on Twitter Sparks Censorship Concerns
    07 December 2012
    A Mint news report by Surabhi Agarwal on the ShauryaDiwas and Babri Masjid hashtags trending on the 20th anniversary of the demolition, with Sunil Abraham noting that fringe groups use extreme positions to attract attention.
  4. Bali Meet to Discuss Internet Governance Issues
    22 October 2013
    A Mint news report by Moulishree Srivastava on the IGF's eighth edition in Bali, with Sunil Abraham on the forum's value as a learning space and its limits in resolving policy gaps.
  5. Broadband Internet Needs Attention: Sunil Abraham
    03 February 2014
    A Mint interview by Sidin Vadukut in which Sunil Abraham discusses broadband regulation, privacy, free speech, language accessibility and localisation, and technology policy priorities for India in 2014.
  6. Broadband User Base Still Has a Long Way to Go
    14 November 2011
    A Mint feature by Leslie D'Monte and Deepti Chaudhary on India crossing 100 million internet users while broadband penetration lags, with Sunil Abraham noting the government had not done enough to facilitate broadband adoption.
  7. Card Transactions with Aadhaar Validation Need More Time: Experts
    05 December 2013
    A Mint news report by Kirthi V. Rao and Moulishree Srivastava on RBI's directive to enable Aadhaar-based biometric authentication for card transactions, with comment from Sunil Abraham.
  8. Chinese Hackers Baiting Indian Govt, Corporate Employees: Report
    10 August 2013
    A Mint news report by Moulishree Srivastava and Anirban Sen on Chinese hackers targeting Indian officials and corporate employees, with Sunil Abraham on software dependency and systemic vulnerability.
  9. Court's Approval Needed to Tap Phones: Panel
    18 October 2012
    A Mint news report by Surabhi Agarwal and Aman Malik on the Shah committee's privacy law recommendations, with Sunil Abraham on the absence of a horizontal regulatory framework in India.
  10. Delhi HC Lifts Curbs on 250 Websites Imposed After Sony Six Complaint
    08 July 2014
    A Mint news report by Vidhi Choudhary and Monalisa on the Delhi High Court's partial rollback of a block order on websites accused of streaming pirated FIFA World Cup 2014 content.
  11. EU Parliament Report Slams US Surveillance
    17 January 2014
    A Mint news report by Moulishree Srivastava and Elizabeth Roche on the EU parliament's NSA surveillance report, with Sunil Abraham on its lessons for India's approach to privacy and governance.
  12. Election Campaign: Parties Draw Battle Lines on Media Platforms
    26 August 2013
    A Mint news report by Venkatesh Upadhyay on Congress and BJP media strategies ahead of the 2014 general election, with comment from Sunil Abraham on social media's limited reach.
  13. FB Appoints Sunil Abraham as Public Policy Director for Data and Emerging Tech
    12 October 2020
    A Mint report on Facebook appointing Sunil Abraham as Public Policy Director for Data and Emerging Tech, outlining his responsibilities, background, and the broader context of platform governance in India.
  14. Facebook India Policy Chief Das Steps Down After Row Over BJP Bias
    28 October 2020
    A Mint news report by Prasid Banerjee on Ankhi Das's resignation from Facebook India amid allegations of shielding BJP-linked hate speech from content moderation.
  15. Facebook, Privacy and India
    24 May 2010
    A Mint (formerly Livemint) article quoting Sunil Abraham on Facebook's privacy changes, user data exposure, cultural attitudes to privacy, and the need for a privacy commission in India.
  16. Free Speech | Virtual Empowerment
    02 November 2012
    A Mint feature by Gopal Sathe on how the IT Act restricts online free speech, with Sunil Abraham on real-ID requirements, intermediary liability and the absence of anonymous expression.
  17. Going Paperless with Medical Reports
    25 September 2013
    A Mint feature by Zahra Khan on the digitisation of patient records in Indian hospitals, with Sunil Abraham warning of privacy risks in the absence of a health data protection law.
  18. Google Goes Offline to Get Small Cos Online
    17 January 2010
    A Mint news report by K. Raghu on Google India's offline outreach strategy for small businesses, with Sunil Abraham on Google's advantage in monitoring new website registrations.
  19. Google Survey: 37% of Urban Indian Voters Are Online
    08 October 2013
    A Mint news report by Anuja and Moulishree Srivastava on the Google-TNS pre-election survey, with Sunil Abraham sceptical about online voters' ability to swing the 2014 general elections.
  20. Govt May Turn to Supercomputing for Better Use of Aadhaar Database
    10 February 2015
    A Mint news report by Moulishree Srivastava on plans to use supercomputing for Aadhaar data analytics, with Sunil Abraham warning that centralisation creates a honeypot risk.
  21. Govt Narrative on Aadhaar Has Not Changed in the Last Six Years: Sunil Abraham
    08 March 2016
    A Mint interview by Shreeja Sen in which Sunil Abraham outlines his technical and privacy objections to the Aadhaar project and the Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery) Bill, 2016.
  22. Govt Plans Inter-Ministerial Panel on Internet Policy
    19 September 2012
    A Mint news report by Surabhi Agarwal on the government's proposed inter-ministerial Internet panel and UN-CIRP proposal, with Sunil Abraham reserving judgement until the body's actual coordination outputs are known.
  23. Govt Wants to Scrub the Internet Clean
    07 December 2011
    A Mint news report by Surabhi Agarwal and Leslie D'Monte on Kapil Sibal's push to pre-screen online content, with Sunil Abraham calling it unconstitutional and technically impossible.
  24. Growing Up Geek
    25 February 2012
    A Mint feature by Gopal Sathe on how Indian parents and children are navigating technology, with Sunil Abraham cautioning that tablets hinder fine motor and social skill development in young children.
  25. How Does the Government Track All Its Legal Cases?
    13 September 2016
    A Mint news report by Shreeja Sen on the Legal Information Management and Briefing System (LIMBS), its scope, structure, and the data security concerns it raises.
  26. How the Govt Can Deal with Fake News on WhatsApp
    05 July 2018
    A Mint news report examining the Indian government's options for regulating WhatsApp-spread misinformation, with views from Sunil Abraham, Pavan Duggal, and others.
  27. How the World's Largest Democracy Is Preparing to Snoop on Its Citizens
    08 July 2013
    A Mint investigation by Leslie D'Monte and Joji Thomas Philip on India's Centralised Monitoring System, with Sunil Abraham on the urgent need to balance national security against individual rights.
  28. India Believes in Complete Freedom of Cyber Space: Kapil Sibal
    14 October 2013
    A Mint news report by Elizabeth Roche and Moulishree Srivastava on IT minister Kapil Sibal's remarks on cybercrime jurisdiction, with expert comment from Sunil Abraham on its implications.
  29. India Sees Biggest Improvement in Internet Freedom, Says Report
    05 December 2014
    A Mint news report by Moulishree Srivastava on Freedom House's Freedom on the Net 2014 report, covering India's improved score and Sunil Abraham's critique of its methodology.
  30. India Wakes Up to Risk of Hotmail, Gmail
    08 December 2013
    A Mint news report by Annie Banerji on India's push to move government employees off foreign email services following the NSA surveillance revelations of 2013.
  31. India's Internet Missionaries: The Women Google Is Relying on to Spread Its Next Billion Message
    21 November 2017
    A Mint feature by Sunny Sen on Google's Internet Saathi programme, tracing how it trains rural women to use the internet while critics, including Sunil Abraham, question its scope.
  32. Indian Politicians Yet to Tap Voters Online: CIS's Abraham
    22 October 2013
    A Mint interview by Venkatesh Upadhyay in which Sunil Abraham discusses digital media's limited role in Indian elections, online reader behaviour, and Internet monopolies.
  33. Information Security Policy on Govt Agenda
    07 November 2012
    A Mint news report by Surabhi Agarwal on India's proposed internal information security policy, with Sunil Abraham cautioning that it must not weaken citizens' RTI rights.
  34. Issue of Duplication of Identities of Users Under Control: Nilekani
    30 June 2013
    A Mint news report by Anirban Sen on UIDAI chief Nandan Nilekani's claims of 99.99% system accuracy, alongside Sunil Abraham's blog post arguing that UID's reliance on biometrics is deeply flawed in design.
  35. John Doe Order Issued for Gangs of Wasseypur
    19 June 2012
    A Mint news report by Surabhi Agarwal and Shuchi Bansal on the Bombay High Court's John Doe order for Viacom 18's film, with Sunil Abraham on the disproportionate harm of blanket website blocks.
  36. Masking Personal Data to Protect Privacy Crucial for India, Say Experts
    11 December 2017
    A Mint news report by Deepti Govind covering expert discussion at Carnegie India's Global Technology Summit on de-identification, data protection law, and Aadhaar tokenisation.
  37. Networking? Not Working
    13 July 2010
    A Mint feature by Shreya Ray on the growing trend of social networking refuseniks, with Sunil Abraham on the technology hype cycle and why leaving Facebook is harder than it looks.
  38. Online Privacy Should Not Come at the Cost of Security
    19 May 2013
    A Mint interview with Sunil Abraham discussing privacy laws, the IT Act, surveillance, and the future of Internet governance in India.
  39. Pitroda Seeks to Put Govt Information in Public Domain
    26 September 2012
    A Mint news report by Surabhi Agarwal and Kirthi Rao on India's first government press conference on Twitter, with Sunil Abraham cautioning that one bureaucrat available on Twitter does not substitute for a sustained government presence on social media.
  40. Plugging into India's Broadband Revolution
    04 June 2019
    A Mint feature by Navadha Pandey on India's wired broadband push, covering Jio GigaFiber, policy obstacles, and expert views including those of Sunil Abraham on home surveillance use cases.
  41. Policy to Help Differently Abled Access Govt Websites Approved
    05 October 2013
    A Mint news report by Moulishree Srivastava and Anirban Sen on India's National Policy on Universal Electronic Accessibility, with Sunil Abraham of CIS noting that most companies still lack the data services needed for accessibility technology.
  42. Privacy, Speech at Stake in Cyberspace
    02 February 2012
    A Mint feature by Leslie D'Monte on online privacy, censorship and surveillance trends in India and globally, with Sunil Abraham on the IT Act and intermediary regulation.
  43. Regulation, Misuse Concerns Still Dog DNA Profiling Bill
    29 July 2015
    A Mint news report by Nikita Mehta on expert criticism of India's Human DNA Profiling Bill 2015, including Sunil Abraham's concerns about accuracy, board powers, and privacy safeguards.
  44. Removal of Parallel Imports Clause May Stir Up Debate
    04 September 2011
    A Mint news report by C. H. Unnikrishnan on the HRD ministry's decision to drop the parallel imports clause from the Copyright Amendment Bill, with Sunil Abraham on the impact on students and consumers.
  45. Right to Be Forgotten Poses a Legal Dilemma in India
    06 June 2014
    A Mint feature by Leslie D'Monte on the legal vacuum around the right to be forgotten in India following the EU's landmark ruling, with Sunil Abraham arguing such cases should pass a public interest test.
  46. SC Seeks Govt Reply on PIL Challenging Powers of IT Act
    30 August 2014
    A Mint news report by Shreeja Sen on the Supreme Court hearing IAMAI's challenge to Section 79(3)(b), with Sunil Abraham commenting on intermediary liability and content takedown rules.
  47. Section 66A Not for Curbing Freedom of Speech, Govt Says
    04 February 2015
    A Mint court report by Akansha Seth and Apoorva on the government's Supreme Court submission defending Section 66A, with Sunil Abraham arguing the provision is unnecessary if not aimed at speech.
  48. Sunil Abraham | The Online Warrior
    09 August 2014
    A Mint article by Anirban Sen on Sunil Abraham, tracing his work in Internet governance, digital privacy, free software advocacy, and policy research across India and abroad.
  49. Supreme Court Provides Partial Relief for Aadhaar
    16 October 2015
    A Mint news report by Apurva Vishwanath and Saurabh Kumar on the Supreme Court's October 2015 interim order expanding Aadhaar's permitted uses, with Sunil Abraham on the flawed reasoning behind the Jan Dhan carve-out.
  50. Supreme Court Sets Up Constitution Bench to Hear Aadhaar Privacy Issues
    13 July 2017
    A Mint news report by Priyanka Mittal on CJI J.S. Khehar setting 18–19 July 2017 for the Supreme Court constitution bench hearing on whether the right to privacy is a fundamental right and whether Aadhaar breaches it.
  51. TRAI Upholds Net Neutrality in Setback to Facebook's Free Basics
    09 February 2016
    A Mint news report by Shauvik Ghosh and Moulishree Srivastava on TRAI's ruling against discriminatory data pricing, effectively ending Facebook's Free Basics programme in India.
  52. Telcos Want to Curb Internet Speed to 64 Kbps in Fair Usage Plans
    14 March 2016
    A Mint news report by Arunabh Saikia on telecom firms' push to throttle broadband to 64 kbps under fair usage plans, with Sunil Abraham calling it anti-consumer and urging TRAI to ensure usable speeds post-FUP.
  53. The Trouble with Trolls
    22 July 2014
    A Mint feature by Vishal Mathur offering a five-step guide to dealing with online trolling and harassment, with comments from Sunil Abraham, Anja Kovacs, Apar Gupta, and Ankhi Das.
  54. WIPO Reaches Agreement on Treaty for Blind
    26 June 2013
    A Mint news report by Pankaj Mishra on the WIPO agreement in Marrakesh to widen access to books for the visually impaired, with comment from Sunil Abraham.
  55. When Politics Gets Social
    11 March 2014
    A Mint feature by Chanpreet Khurana on Indian political parties' use of social media ahead of the 2014 general election, with comment from Sunil Abraham on elite bias and broadcast-style campaigning.
  56. Your Telco Could Help Spy on You
    30 July 2013
    A Mint news report by Joji Thomas Philip, Leslie D'Monte and Shauvik Ghosh on telecom licence changes enabling integration with the Centralised Monitoring System (CMS), with comment from Sunil Abraham.

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